Matthew Hj Cordes
- Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry-Sci
- Associate Professor, BIO5 Institute
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
Contact
Degrees
- Postdoctoral Structural Biology
- MIT
- Ph.D. Organic Chemistry
- Yale University
- The Interconversion of Stereoisomeric Cyclopropanones Through Ring-Opening to Oxyallyls: A Case Study of Spiro(bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2,1'-cyclopropane)-2'-one
- M.S. Organic Chemistry
- Yale University
- B.A. Chemistry and Romance Languages
- Bowdoin College
Work Experience
- University of Arizona (2007 - Ongoing)
- University of Arizona (2001 - 2007)
Awards
- Merck/MIT Fellow
- Merck/MIT, Fall 1998
- Helen Hay Whitney Fellowship
- Helen Hay Whitney Foundation, Fall 1995
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
- National Science Foundation, Fall 1988
- Kent Fellowship
- Yale University, Fall 1987
- Sterling Prize Fellowship
- Yale University, Fall 1987
Interests
Research
protein evolution; protein structure; protein folding; protein toxins; NMR spectroscopy
Teaching
biochemistry; structural biology
Courses
2025-26 Courses
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Directed Research
BIOC 392 (Spring 2026) -
Honors Thesis
BIOC 498H (Spring 2026) -
Nucleic Acids, Metab & Signal
BIOC 568 (Spring 2026) -
Biochemistry
BIOC 462A (Fall 2025) -
Honors Directed Research
BIOC 392H (Fall 2025) -
Honors Preceptorship
BIOC 491H (Fall 2025) -
Honors Thesis
BIOC 498H (Fall 2025) -
Preceptorship
BIOC 491 (Fall 2025)
2024-25 Courses
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Honors Directed Research
BIOC 392H (Spring 2025) -
Nucleic Acids, Metab & Signal
BIOC 568 (Spring 2025) -
Senior Capstone
BIOC 498 (Spring 2025) -
Biochemistry
BIOC 462A (Fall 2024) -
Honors Directed Research
BIOC 392H (Fall 2024) -
Introduction to Research
BIOC 792 (Fall 2024) -
Preceptorship
BIOC 491 (Fall 2024) -
Senior Capstone
BIOC 498 (Fall 2024)
2023-24 Courses
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Directed Research
BIOC 492 (Spring 2024) -
Honors Directed Research
BIOC 392H (Spring 2024) -
Nucleic Acids, Metab & Signal
BIOC 568 (Spring 2024) -
Biochemistry
BIOC 462A (Fall 2023) -
Preceptorship
BIOC 491 (Fall 2023)
2022-23 Courses
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Honors Thesis
BIOC 498H (Spring 2023) -
Nucleic Acids, Metab & Signal
BIOC 568 (Spring 2023) -
Thesis
MCB 910 (Spring 2023) -
Biochemistry
BIOC 462A (Fall 2022) -
Honors Thesis
BIOC 498H (Fall 2022) -
Journal Club
BIOC 595B (Fall 2022) -
Research
MCB 900 (Fall 2022) -
Thesis
MCB 910 (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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Honors Directed Research
BIOC 492H (Spring 2022) -
Honors Thesis
MCB 498H (Spring 2022) -
Journal Club
BIOC 595B (Spring 2022) -
Senior Capstone
BIOC 498 (Spring 2022) -
Biochemistry
BIOC 462A (Fall 2021) -
Honors Directed Research
BIOC 492H (Fall 2021) -
Honors Preceptorship
BIOC 491H (Fall 2021) -
Honors Thesis
MCB 498H (Fall 2021) -
Senior Capstone
BIOC 498 (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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Directed Research
BIOC 392 (Spring 2021) -
Directed Research
BIOC 492 (Spring 2021) -
Honors Directed Research
BIOC 392H (Spring 2021) -
Biochemistry
BIOC 462A (Fall 2020) -
Directed Research
BIOC 392 (Fall 2020) -
Directed Research
BIOC 492 (Fall 2020) -
Dissertation
BIOC 920 (Fall 2020) -
Honors Directed Research
BIOC 392H (Fall 2020) -
Honors Preceptorship
BIOC 491H (Fall 2020) -
Preceptorship
BIOC 491 (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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Introduction to Research
BIOC 795A (Spring 2020) -
Senior Capstone
BIOC 498 (Spring 2020) -
Biochemistry
BIOC 462A (Fall 2019) -
Preceptorship
BIOC 491 (Fall 2019) -
Senior Capstone
BIOC 498 (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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Biochemistry
BIOC 462A (Fall 2018) -
Honors Preceptorship
BIOC 491H (Fall 2018) -
Preceptorship
BIOC 491 (Fall 2018) -
Scientific Writing
BIOC 395B (Fall 2018)
2017-18 Courses
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Biological Structure 2
BIOC 585B (Spring 2018) -
Introduction to Research
BIOC 795A (Spring 2018) -
Biochemistry
BIOC 462A (Fall 2017) -
Honors Preceptorship
BIOC 491H (Fall 2017)
2016-17 Courses
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Honors Thesis
ECOL 498H (Fall 2016)
2015-16 Courses
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Biological Structure I
BIOC 585 (Spring 2016) -
Directed Research
BIOC 492 (Spring 2016) -
Senior Capstone
BIOC 498 (Spring 2016)
Scholarly Contributions
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